Business ProfileforFrank Devonshire General Contractors & Roofing Inc.

This complaint is being submitted on behalf of myself and my Mothe* ** *****. On 3/16/2023 F. Devonshire was contracted to build an addition on my home as an in-law suite for my Mother. A permit was not obtained from the county until approx 11/30/2023. Since that time, the contractor has been paid $31,893.00. Over a period of about 1 week in December footers and foundation were installed. Over a period of about 1 month in May 2024, 1 worker was assigned to install a sliding door with a steps including a small landing. During that time, the contractor advised me that the patio portion of the job would be completed within 2 weeks, he even went so far as to call the sub-contractor in my presence for a start date, and texted me within a day to say the pavers were ordered and would be dropped off at my home. Neither has been done. For 1 day in July 2024, a single worker was assigned to complete unfinished portions of the door/steps. (Some of those details remain unfinished ) In terms of time spent on the job, this amounts to approx 1 and half months of work during the 1 1/2 years since being hired. Since July, there has been little or no contact from the contractor. He was asked on several occasions for a time frame to complete the job with no response. In light of the foregoing, I sent a certified letter on 8/14/24 (it was received and acknowledged) asking for the deposit amount of $16,893.00 to be returned and for him to remove his name from the permit. He did reply to say “it’s coming certified on Monday” . When I asked him to clarify what exactly was being sent he did not respond. I will now have to get a new contractor to complete this job, which I expect will cost more than the amount I was charged over a year ago, since the price of materials have no doubt escalated in that time. My Mom, a senior citizen has been inconvenienced since that time and has a medical condition which will require a larger bed and safety equipment which is being delayed by the contractor